Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat vs Negra Loca

Vampyressa melissa compared with Coccoloba microstachya

Key Differences

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable while Negra Loca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Negra Loca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Vampyressa	Coccoloba
Species	Vampyressa melissa	Coccoloba microstachya

Conservation Status

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Negra Loca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Negra Loca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.